as in cat
a small domestic animal known for catching mice fed his pussy only the finest fish for her supper

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Noun
  • Don’t be surprised if your cat claims it as his own.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Gripe of the Week Bright red Hostas, deep blue strawberries, roses that glow magenta at night, orchids with cat and panda bear faces, ears of corn with tiny human ears.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Subsequent scans revealed that the kitten had fluid on her lungs and showed signs of a hiatal hernia, which is when part of the stomach bulges through the diaphragm.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Thankfully, the kittens were discovered and rescued right in time before something worse fell on them.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But another presidential puss drawn into the frame — and the one most deserving of that shame at the moment — is Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
    Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
  • There were many times the dressing would unravel or not be strong enough and puss would come through.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Yet 12 league games into the season, having been handed an £80million transfer kitty, Cooper was gone.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • This '70s campy classic tells the story of an extraterrestrial kitty on the run from Earth's government. 19.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Pussy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussy. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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